People often say that it is important to have a happy childhood. I totally agree.
When you are sad, you can think of all the happy times you spent as a child, the stress-free days, the ice lollies, the merry-go-round, the laughter and giggles, the yummy treats and feats, the fun holidays, those summer holidays and all the pampering, laddoos, mangoes, train journeys...oh the works! It's definitely a mood lifter. And when you are happy, like I am at this point, these chocolate coated memories simply make you happier. :)
One such memory that I tried to relive today, on a beautiful March Sunday is that of my pa making audio tapes for me. Yes, he made tapes for me of tracks that he loved and tracks that he thought I'd like. May be when he was a bachelor, he would visualise himself as a father who would sing along with these tracks playing in the background and copy them for his lovely little daughter who sat looking at him in awe. May be when he actually made those tapes, he lived his own little dream!
So, ya the childhood memory that is so precious to me. Today as my daughter went to my parents' house for the weekend, I sat alone in my room looking at the beautiful lush garden, sipping some tea and listening to a few select retro tracks. These songs/tunes/compositions, whenever they perch on my ears, instantly transport me back in time and I find myself seated on a puny couch (big enough for me then) looking at my father who carefully picked his LPs and timed each track and the pauses that would go in-between two tracks (yes he paid a lot of attention to such details, he is an engineer from IIT after all), the flowing curtains, the rustling eucalyptus trees and a soft gentle breeze. It's a beautiful vision, still so vivid. Sigh! :)
The tracks were 'Lara's theme', 'Moon river', 'Love story', 'Angelo', 'Star on a Tv show' and 'You are beautiful' by The Stylistics, 'We are the world', 'I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail' by I-forget-the-name, and of course ABBA and The Carpenters. All classics and absolutely melodious. I heard some of them today and my heart filled with love..love of a different kind. I can't describe it really, but if you are a daughter who has shared a special moment with your father as a kid, and it could be something totally different than this, like playing in the fields, or cycling up the mountains or washing the car together; you will know how I feel.
Thanks pa, for the tapes and this sweet memory!
When you are sad, you can think of all the happy times you spent as a child, the stress-free days, the ice lollies, the merry-go-round, the laughter and giggles, the yummy treats and feats, the fun holidays, those summer holidays and all the pampering, laddoos, mangoes, train journeys...oh the works! It's definitely a mood lifter. And when you are happy, like I am at this point, these chocolate coated memories simply make you happier. :)
One such memory that I tried to relive today, on a beautiful March Sunday is that of my pa making audio tapes for me. Yes, he made tapes for me of tracks that he loved and tracks that he thought I'd like. May be when he was a bachelor, he would visualise himself as a father who would sing along with these tracks playing in the background and copy them for his lovely little daughter who sat looking at him in awe. May be when he actually made those tapes, he lived his own little dream!
So, ya the childhood memory that is so precious to me. Today as my daughter went to my parents' house for the weekend, I sat alone in my room looking at the beautiful lush garden, sipping some tea and listening to a few select retro tracks. These songs/tunes/compositions, whenever they perch on my ears, instantly transport me back in time and I find myself seated on a puny couch (big enough for me then) looking at my father who carefully picked his LPs and timed each track and the pauses that would go in-between two tracks (yes he paid a lot of attention to such details, he is an engineer from IIT after all), the flowing curtains, the rustling eucalyptus trees and a soft gentle breeze. It's a beautiful vision, still so vivid. Sigh! :)
The tracks were 'Lara's theme', 'Moon river', 'Love story', 'Angelo', 'Star on a Tv show' and 'You are beautiful' by The Stylistics, 'We are the world', 'I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail' by I-forget-the-name, and of course ABBA and The Carpenters. All classics and absolutely melodious. I heard some of them today and my heart filled with love..love of a different kind. I can't describe it really, but if you are a daughter who has shared a special moment with your father as a kid, and it could be something totally different than this, like playing in the fields, or cycling up the mountains or washing the car together; you will know how I feel.
Thanks pa, for the tapes and this sweet memory!
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